Telegram-herald., 1887-08-20

water 10 thirsty land TINT when thou art
there the world is beautiful, aud when see
thee not it is as though tko light Was dead.
Oh. Nyleptha l VIII never leave theel Here
and now, for thy dear sake, / will forget my
people and my fathers house; yea, renounce
them all. By thy side viii L live, Nyleptha,
aud at thy side will l die"
He paused and gazed at her earnestly, but
she hung her head like lily, and said never a
word
''Look' he went On, pointing 20 the statue
on which the moonlight played so brightly.
"ThOu seest that angel woman who rests her
hand upon the forehsad of the sleeping man;
and thou seest how at her touch his soul
flames up and shines out through his flesh,
even as a lamp at the touch Of the fire; so Is
IL with me and thee, Nyleptha. Thou hast
awakened my soul and called it forth, and
now, Nyleptha, il is not mine, not mine, but
thine, and thine only. There is no more for
me TO say; in thy hands is my life" And he
leaned back against the pedestal OF the
statue, looking very pale. and his eyes shin
ing, but proud and handsome as god
Slowly, slowly she raised her head, and
fixed her wonderful eyes, all alight with the
greatness Of her passion, full upon his face,
as though to read his very soul Then at last
she spoke, low indeed. but clearly as a silver
bell:
~Of a truth, weak woman that l am, do
believe thee III win be the day for thee, and
for me also, IL it be my fate 10 learn that /
have believed lie. And now hesrken unto
ne. q man. who bath wandered here from far
20 steal nv heart and make me all thine own.
7 put my hand upon thine hand thus. end
thus 7. whose lips have never kissed before, DO
kiss thee on the brow. ard now by my hand,
md bv that first ard holy kiss. sy. by my
peoples veal and by nay throne that like
snourh I shall lose Tor thee, by the name Of
ny high house. by the sacred stono and BY the
eternal majesty of the Sun, / swear that for
thee wiz i've and die. And l swear that
viii love thee ard thee only till death. av,
end beyond-if. as thou sayest. there be a be-
yond-and that thy wiz shall be my win, and
thy ways ny wayS
aOh see. SEQ, my lorsi thou knowest not
how humble il she who loves. I, who an a
queen. l-reel before thee. even 81 thy feet
90 my homage and TIE lovely iinrasioned
creature frng herself down On her knees on
the cold marble before him. And after that
I really do rot know what happened. Tor
could stand II ro longer. and cleared OF %
rsfrash ruvssf -ifh lissle - old Urnsioro-
gsss' socissy. lsavinz thom b set.is il heir
ovu way, snd a very long time they we're
sscrt IL
Scnse three eaartsTs - an tcur aftsrward
the aua'r of 3vns- came stro'iin~ toward es.
Curr. looxinE slightly silly, and Nylepsha re-
making oa,re'y tn. TIE moonlight made
verv pretty sf ca the raartse. Then, fer
she ~as in q NJ zrsoious mood. she took my
hand and sai .sss ] w~s @her lorls- dear
friend. ard faersfore NEST dear - her-uot q
w5rl for ny own se<a. you So Next she
Ifted UassloFrg gaas' Ak and sxsrnineyi il curs-
orssiv. savinr rnificantly ss she did 80 that
b might soon have Gauss % sse it in defense
of h~r
Afser that she nc,idsd prsttily - us all and
casting ere tender ziance At her lover, giided
c. into the darkness Ike besEtifal Vision
When "a rot bsck - cur qusrt>rs. vhlch
- did wifhout sccitent. Curtis sss-d me-
tocularfY, vhst ~ss ssinkins shost
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rriaciple Il "a arranged th.t .orue rsoYie
should snd besatifui queens 20 fsfl n lo~e
With tfe.a. -ksle oth@rs fnd n0tody st 81,
CT wor~e fhan uc.h-siy. srd ! an also vs.aer
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e~a1orats w.tb are. asd ccHid not keip -
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